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April 01, 2014

Ukraine turmoil clouds PV outlook
Englewood CO (SPX) Apr 02, 2014
"IHS has revised down the 2014 PV forecast for Ukraine from 430 MW to 100 MW, with the market likely to be made up solely of plants that are currently under construction. For the period 2015 to 2018, continued political unrest and renewable energy policy revisions cloud the outlook. Ukraine had been the 13th largest market in the world in 2013, but IHS predicts that it fall outside the top-20 in 2014. The evolution of the political situation in Ukraine, culminating with Russia's annexation of the ... read more

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